Former CRH Chief Executive Tony Barry dies

Dr Barry was the brother of former Tánaiste Peter Barry and the grandson of Anthony Barry, the founder of Barry's Tea

Dr Tony Barry served as chairman and director of Greencore and deputy governor of Bank of Ireland.

The death has occurred of Dr Tony Barry, former chief executive of CRH and President of business representative body IBEC.

A graduate of UCC, Dr Barry was a civil engineer by profession. He spent 35 years with construction firm Roadstone becoming its chief executive and subsequently chief of CRH.